The photos were captured by Heidi Spillane, who owns My Three Arrows photography. Amber was a close friend, and when she was diagnosed with cancer, they came up with the idea together, according to ABC News.

“Photographing this session without you was never in the plan, but we felt you there, smiling and so proud of your sweet girl,” wrote Spillane on Facebook.

Nora learned a lot about her late mother during the photo shoot.

“I thought it was going to be emotional, but it was just a happy time,” said Amber’s sister, Adrianne Blackwelder. “We talked about Amber … the day of their wedding.”